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July 24, 1984, Tuesday - By HAROLD M. SCHMECK Jr. , Special to the New York Times - Science Desk - 669 Words

Scientists are searching for more cases of a newly discovered category of cancers that arise because of the loss of normal genes, according to a report here today. Such cases have been found recently in two types of rare hereditary cancers of children, the scientific evidence indicates. These...